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Contact InformationSecure Communications Certificate Program
Naval Postgraduate SchoolDepartment of Applied Mathematics
Spanagel Hall, Room 250833 Dyer Road
Monterey, CA 93943-5216
Web Address: http://www.nps.edu/Academics/Schools/GSEAS/Departments/Math/Certificates.html
(831) 656-2695 | DSN: 756-2695 | Fax: (831) 656-2355
For more information, visit theDepartment of Applied Mathematics at:
www.nps.edu/math
About This Program
What are the prerequisites?• A Bachelor’s Degree• Completion of Discrete Mathematics – MA 1025, MA 2025, or MA 3025• GPA of 3.0 or higher
Who is eligible to participate?• All NPS students
Are courses taught online?• No. All courses for this program are resident.
How long does it take to complete?• Usually 3 quarters (1 course/qrt)
When does the program start?• Annually in the fall quarter
In the intelligence community, nearly everything isencrypted... defending vital information from those
who should not have access.
A program focused on fundamentals of cryptography and other aspects of cyber-security
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Improve YourUnderstanding!
Cryptology has evolved from a means to protect military communications to helping secure systems for everyone across the globe. The Mathematics of Secure Communications Certificate Program offered at NPS will cover topics such as Cryptography, Cryptanalysis, and Coding Theory.
Advance Your Skills• Gain cryptologic skills to protect military and
civilian communications• Improve technical expertise for policy and
decision makers in cyber-security and secure communications
• Learn about historical cryptosystems and codes• Understand modern cryptosystems and codes
and their computational challenges
Certificate Courses Upon successful completion of the coursework, students will be awarded a certificate of accomplishment.
MA3025 - optional - LOGIC & DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
Provides a rigorous foundation in logic and elementary discrete mathematics to students of mathematics and computer science.
MA3560 - APPLIED MODERN ALGEBRA &NUMBER THEORY
This course is devoted to aspects of modernalgebra and number theory that directly support applications, principally in communication.
MA4560 - CODING &INFORMATION THEORY
Mathematical analysis of codes used over communication channels is made. Techniques developed for efficient, reliable, and secure communication are stressed.
MA4570 - CRYPTOGRAPHY
The methods of secret communication are examined, including both classical cryptographic techniques, e.g. substitution and transposition, and also current methods, e.g. public-key cryptosystems, RSA, Discrete Logarithm and other schemes.
MA4550 – Optional – COMBINATORIAL & CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROPERTIES OF BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS
Boolean functions as primitives in cryptosystems and their combinatorial properties to counter attacks are discussed.
The Mission The Secure Communications Certificate Program at NPS provides graduate level mathematics education to military and DoD civilian personnel. This program satisfies the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) requirement in the Applied Technology field of Fundamentals of Cryptography, Cryptanalysis and Coding Theory for Professional Military Education.
Relevance To Your Job!
“The Certificate Program gave me a great foundational understanding of
why we need cryptography and how itactually works.” - NPS Student
“In the Department of Defense, cryptography plays a huge role because our communications have to be secure. The Certificate Program lays that foundation and explains it in a way relevant to all DoD fields which makes it very powerful.” - NPS Student
MATHEMATICS OF SECURE COMMUNICATIONS